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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.6.26

ययोस्तत्स्‍नानविभ्रष्टनवकुङ्कुमपिञ्जरम् । वितृषोऽपि पिबन्त्यम्भ: पाययन्तो गजा गजी: ॥ २६ ॥
yayos tat-snāna-vibhraṣṭa-
[yayos tat-snaana-vibhrashta-]
nava-kuṅkuma-piñjaram
[nava-kunkuma-pinjaram]
vitṛṣo ’pi pibanty ambhaḥ
[vitrisho ’pi pibanty ambhah]
pāyayanto gajā gajīḥ
[paayayanto gajaa gajeeh]
Word-for-word
yayoḥ — in both of which rivers tat-snāna — by the bathing of them (the damsels of the heavenly planets) vibhraṣṭa — fallen off nava — fresh kuṅkuma — with kuṅkuma powder piñjaram — yellow vitṛṣaḥ — not being thirsty api — even pibanti — drink ambhaḥ — the water pāyayantaḥ — causing to drink gajāḥ — the elephants gajīḥ — the female elephants.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yayos tat-snāna-vibhraṣṭa-
yayoḥ
in both of which rivers
tat-snāna
by the bathing of them (the damsels of the heavenly planets)
vibhraṣṭa
fallen off
nava-kuṅkuma-piñjaram
nava
fresh
kuṅkuma
with kuṅkuma powder
piñjaram
yellow
vitṛṣo ’pi pibanty ambhaḥ
vitṛṣaḥ
not being thirsty
api
even
pibanti
drink
ambhaḥ
the water
pāyayanto gajā gajīḥ
pāyayantaḥ
causing to drink
gajāḥ
the elephants
gajīḥ
the female elephants.
After the damsels of the heavenly planets bathe in the water, it becomes yellowish and fragrant due to the kuṅkuma from their bodies. Thus the elephants come to bathe there with their wives, the she-elephants, and they also drink the water, although they are not thirsty.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Though not thirsty, elephants drink this water and make their wives drink this water, which has become yellow and fragrant with the kuṁkuma from the bathing of the women. Elephants, though not thirsty, drink the water of those two rivers, because the waters have become yellow and fragrant from the bathing of the women.
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Personal Guidance
The damsels' kuṅkuma colors the water, and even unthirsty elephants come to drink it. The residues of one person's enjoyment can pull others into mindless consumption.
Reflection Questions
  • Where am I 'drinking' something just because someone else's energy has colored it appealing?
  • What residue is my own indulgence leaving in the shared waters of my home or community?
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